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Mr Strache said he was the “victim of a targeted political attack”
Austria’s Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache has resigned a day after secret video footage mired him in a corruption scandal.
The video appeared to show Mr Strache discussing government contracts with an alleged Russian investor in return for campaign support.
He also appeared to hint at a potentially illegal donation system for the far-right Freedom Party he leads.
Mr Strache said that transport minister Norbert Hofer will replace him.
He said he was leaving to avoid further damage to the government and claimed he had been the “victim of a targeted political attack” which had used illegal means.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of the centre-right People’s Party is expected to give a statement on the matter soon.
The video was published on Friday in a joint report by Der Spiegel and the daily Süddeutsche Zeitung.
It is unclear who set up the meeting and who filmed it.